Effect of temperament of ewes on their maternal ability and their lambs' postweaning traits in Tsigai breed

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 465-474

  Pajor, Ferenc ^a   Murányi, Annamária ^a   Szentléleki , Andrea ^a   Tözsér, János ^a   Póti, Péter ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cortisol concentration; Lamb rearing; Milk production; Temperament; Tsigai

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78349237273     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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